A little about this: I have come to absolutely love this version of Burden of
Freedom and it made me a little sad that it wasn't represented here. This is my
first submission, so please keep that in mind when critiquing.
The time signature is 3/4 and the usual strum pattern is:
1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 -
D D U D U D D U D U D D U D U D D D
On the measures you play G C G you do the same pattern the whole time.
There's a variation to normal Am7 that I use transitionally during the verses. It is:
E 0
A 0
D 2
G 0
B 1
E 0
Intro:
G Gmaj7 G6 G Gmaj7 G
Am Am/C Am Am7 Am6 Am7
D Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 D
G C G
Verse 1:
(No Play) G Gmaj7 G6
I stand on the stairway
G Gmaj7 G Am Am/C Am
My back to the dungeon
Am7 Am6 Am7 D Dsus2 D
The doorway to freedom
Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G
So close to my hand
Am Am/C Am
And voices behind me
D G C G
So bitterly damn me
Am Am/C Am
For seeking salvation
Am7 (v2) G C G
They don't understand
Chorus:
C Cmaj7 C6no5
Lord, help me to shoulder
Am6 G C G
The burden of freedom
G7 C Cmaj7 C6
And give me the courage
C D Dsus2 D
To be what I can
Verse 2:
(no play) G C G
And when I am wounded
Am Am/C Am
By those who condemn me
D Dsus2 D
Lord, help me forgive them
Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G
They don't understand
Verse 3:
G C G
Their lonely frustration
Am Am/C Am
Descending to laughter
D Dsus2 D
Erases the footprints
Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G
I leave in the sand
Am Am/C Am
But I'm free to travel
D G C G
Where no one can follow
Am Am/C Am
In search of the kingdom
Am7 (v2) G C G
They don't understand
Chorus:
C Cmaj7 C6no5
Lord, help me to shoulder
Am6 G C G
The burden of freedom
G7 C Cmaj7 C6
And give me the courage
C D Dsus2 D
To be what I can
Verse 4:
(No Play) G Gmaj7 G6
And when I have wounded
G Gmaj7 G Am Am/C Am
The last one who loved me
Am7 Am6 Am7 D Dsus2 D
God help her for--give me
Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G
I don't under---stand.
